Roger Waters Makes His Triumphant Return to North America in 2012 With His Extraordinary Aural and Visual Masterpiece: "The Wall"

Roger Waters Makes His Triumphant Return to North America in 2012 With His Extraordinary Aural and Visual Masterpiece: "The Wall"

"The best arena show ever. Period." - New York Post (2010)

"The Wall Live is flawless. Everyone should see it once before they die."- Philadelphia Inquirer (2010)

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Roger Waters, the co-founder and principal songwriter of the archetypal progressive band Pink Floyd, has announced the return of the historic production of "The Wall" to North America in 2012. His aural and visual masterpiece of alienation and transformation will be performed in-its-entirety featuring a full band and state-of-the-art production. "The Wall" live has played more than 120 shows around the world for more than 1.6 million fans making it one of the most successful tours of 2010 and 2011. Tickets for "The Wall" 2012 go on sale beginning on Monday, November 7th at LiveNation.com.

The 2012 tour will begin on May 1st in Houston, Texas at the Toyota Center making a 36 show trek throughout North America, including several outdoor stadium performances with state of the art modifications transforming the arena production into magnificent outdoor events. The tour, promoted by Live Nation, includes stadium stops in San Francisco at AT&T Park on May 11th, Vancouver at BC Place on May 26th, Chicago's Wrigley Field on June 8th, Toronto at Rogers Centre on June 23rd and Philadelphia at the Citizens Bank Park on July 14th.

"Thirty years ago when I wrote 'The Wall,' I was a frightened young man," Waters recalls. "In the intervening years it occurred to me that maybe the story of my fear and loss with its concomitant inevitable residue of ridicule, shame and punishment, provides an allegory for broader concerns: Nationalism, racism, sexism, religion, whatever! All these issues and 'isms are driven by the same fears that drove my young life."

Waters' first reinvented his iconic stage production of "The Wall" in 2010 utilizing modern day technological advances and special effects which have been embraced by audiences around the globe with countless sold out performances and multiple-night stands including a record-breaking 9 sold out shows at the River Plate Stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina. "The Wall" remains one of the most influential albums in the history of recorded music with a profound effect on pop culture, resonating with multiple generations of music fans.

Prior to 2010, "The Wall" show was simply too large to contemplate a tour, but new arenas and advances in touring technology have solved that dilemma. Waters has updated the look and feel of the show to ensure it matches the astonishing theatrical extravaganza that The Wall's live incarnation became so legendary for - thus allowing yet another generation to be inspired by the grandeur of the breathtaking visual and aural spectacle. The 1980 original production of the "The Wall" had been performed live-in-its-entirety just 29 times during Pink Floyd's 1980 tour in support of the album and once in Berlin in celebration of the fall of the Berlin wall.

"Roger Waters tore down the house Wednesday night in Toronto...He walked out to thunderous applause beginning with the first track of the seminal concept album, 'In the Flesh', and the adulation never stopped." - Associated Press (opening night 2010)

In addition to Roger Waters (lead vocals, bass), "The Wall" live touring ensemble includes: Snowy White (Guitar), Dave Kilminster (Guitar), GE Smith (Guitar & Bass), Jon Carin (Keyboards), Harry Waters (Hammond Organ), Graham Broad (Drums), Robbie Wyckoff (Vocals), Jon Joyce, Pat Lennon, Mark Lennon and Kipp Lennon (Backing Vocals).

Roger Waters "The Wall" North American Tour Itinerary:

On Sale
May 01 Houston, TX Toyota Center 11/14
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May 03 Austin, TX Frank Erwin Center 11/14
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May 05 Tulsa, OK BOK Center 11/14
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May 07 Denver, CO Pepsi Center 11/14
San
Francisco, On Sale
May 11 CA AT&T Park 11/18
Valley View Casino On Sale
May 13 San Diego, CA Center 11/14
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May 15 Phoenix, AZ US Airways Center 11/14
Los Angeles, On sale
May 19 CA TBD 11/18
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May 22 Portland, OR Rose Garden 11/14
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May 24 Seattle, WA Key Arena 11/14
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May 26 Vancouver, BC BC Place 11/14
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May 28 Edmonton, AB Rexall Place 11/14
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May 31 Winnipeg, MB MTS Centre 11/14
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June 03 St Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center 11/14
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June 05 Detroit, MI Joe Louis Arena 11/14
Grand Rapids, On Sale
June 06 MI Van Andel Arena 11/14
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June 08 Chicago, IL Wrigley Field 11/14
Louisville, On Sale
June 10 KY KFC Yum! Center 11/14
Indianapolis, On Sale
June 11 IN Conseco Fieldhouse 11/14
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June 13 Atlanta, GA Philips Arena 11/14
Ft
Lauderdale, BankAtlantic On Sale
June 15 FL Center 11/14
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June 16 Orlando, FL Amway Center 11/18
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June 19 Nashville, TN Bridgestone Arena 11/14
First Niagara On Sale
June 21 Buffalo, NY Center 11/14
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June 23 Toronto, ON Rogers Centre 11/14
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June 25 Ottawa, ON Scotiabank Place 11/14
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June 26 Montreal, QC Bell Centre 11/14
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June 28 Albany, NY Times Union Center 11/14
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June 29 Hartford, CT XL Center 11/14
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July 01 Boston, MA TBD 1/30/12
Pittsburgh, Consol Energy On Sale
July 03 PA Center 11/14
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July 06 New York, NY TBD 1/30/12
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July 09 Raleigh, NC RBC Center 11/14
Time Warner Cable On Sale
July 10 Charlotte, NC Arena 11/14
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July 12 Washington DC Verizon Center 11/14
Philadelphia, On Sale
July 14 PA Citizens Bank Park 11/7

For complete ticket and tour information, please visit RogerWaters.com, Ticketmaster.com and LiveNation.com.

SOURCE Columbia Records

Columbia Records

CONTACT: Fran DeFeo, Senior Vice President Media, Columbia Records, +1-212-833-5784, Fran.defeo@sonymusic.com

Web Site: http://www.rogerwaters.com

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